But whether this is a permanent arrangement or not remains to be seen. We'd hate to think he'll never get a proper send off.

Though he brushed off the rumors earlier in the week, it has been confirmed that Jerry Lewis will not appear in the annual muscular dystrophy telethon that he has hosted since 1966. This was poised to be the famed comedian's last year and the Muscular Dystrophy Association was ready to send him off with quite a swan song.